Everyone knows the colorful history of the Southwest was aided in large part to the indigenous people of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. But here’s your chance to experience their influence first hand! Welcome to the Arizona State Museum, a historical Tucson attraction rich in culture.
Some of the most artfully crafted pottery, textiles, baskets and gemstones in the world are located here. And many of these ancient pieces of art were excavated right from the state lands of Arizona! The native cultures of the Seri, Navajo, Western Apache and more are represented through diaries, project records, manuscripts and other anthropological treasures that give us insight into the history, culture and origins of this unique destination!
And the Arizona State Museum is home to the largest whole vessel collection of Southwest Indian pottery in the world. There are over 20,000 whole vessels in the collection spanning 2,000 years of desert life and representing almost every cultural group in the region. Come here to learn more about – and become a part of – the unique history of Tucson at this educational and enlightening attraction.
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Things to know:
Region: Arizona Old West
Dates and Prices: Arizona State Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (the museum store is closed from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m.). Closed on Sundays; federal and state holidays. Admission to the museum is free, but donations are requested.
Fun facts: The Arizona State Museum is the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest, established in 1893.
Getting there: Arizona State Museum is located in two historic buildings on the University of Arizona campus, just east of the main gate at University Boulevard and Park Avenue in Tucson. From the I-10 frontage road take Speedway Blvd. east to Euclid Ave. Turn south on Euclid and proceed to the parking facilities.
Photos courtesy of Arizona State Museum.
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